Russia preparing information cover-up for chemical weapon use in Sumy and Kotliareve village – MFA

According to Ukrinform, the MFA of Ukraine said this in a statement posted on its website.

“On March 20, 2022, the Russian Federation spread through the UN Security Council slanderous accusations against units of the National Guard of Ukraine in preparing, allegedly, terrorist attacks on foreign diplomatic missions in the city of Lviv, as well as plans to use chemical weapons in the city of Sumy, Sumy Region and the village of Kotliareve, Mykolayiv Region,” the statement says.

The MFA of Ukraine stressed that the Russian Federation once again is using the international organizations for spreading absurd accusations of Ukraine including the misinformation on the alleged development of “dirty” bomb or “biological” weapon. 

In addition, with gross violations of the laws of war (jus in bello), Russia is circulating the foul narratives as information cover up to commit more crimes on the territory of Ukraine.  

The MFA of Ukraine strongly condemns the shelling of the territory of JSC Sumykhimprom by Russian armed forces.

“The Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in a due manner has immediately notified the OPCW Technical Secretariat about the use by the Russian Federation itself of chemical weapons in the locations specified in the Russian document,” the statement reads.

The ministry stresses that Ukraine has always consistently adhered to its commitments under the international WMD non-proliferation instrumentarium and strongly protests against the use of the UN Security Council as a platform for Russian deliberate provocations.

The Ukrainian diplomats called upon the world community to be vigilant in order to properly counter the next aggressive plans of the Russian war criminals.

As reported, an ammonia tank was damaged as a result of artillery shelling by the Russian invaders of the Sumykhimprom plant at 04:30 on March 21. As a result of ammonia leak, the village of Novoselytsia was threatened.

As of 07:30, Rescuers managed to contain the accident on the territory of Sumykhimprom.

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